Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 54022
Genetically Modified Organisms: Plants and Livestock
Tabled: 21 May 2025
Answered: 5 June 2025
Question
Matt Vickers
Conservative — Stockton West
To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what his Department's policy is on genetic editing to prevent diseases in (a) plants and (b) livestock.
Answer
Daniel ZeichnerThe secondary legislation necessary to implement the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act 2023 for plants in England has successfully passed through Parliament and was passed into law on 13 May 2025. Through this enabling regulatory framework, crop...
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